Sunday FGS

The more “research” I do, reading use-of-force incident reports, watching bodycam and other footage, and theorizing as to what could have been done differently, the more disinterested I am in wearing a badge for a living. I’ve stated before the low pay and long hours a lot of Louisiana cops face. Our governor has even announced a state of emergency: Governor Landry Issues Executive Order: Declares State of Emergency Due to Officer Shortage in Louisiana | Office of Governor Jeff Landry. While I’m still open to volunteering and paying my own way through an academy to get POST-certified, I don’t think I’ll ever do any full-time policing.

That to get to this: “Defund the Police!” “ACAB!” “F12!” All have had an impact on the ability of police departments to do their jobs in a safe manner. When asked what my post-retirement plans were, I used to joke that I was going to become a cop, and likely end up dead or in prison within a year. Just a month ago, there was the incident in Houston where two female deputies mag dumped on a resident at an apartment complex when she approached the door with a gun in her hand. She survived, fortunately, and will likely get a big payout. Acorn Cop–supposedly a SF ODA commander who graduated from West Point and served for 10 years–mag-dumped on his own patrol SUV when he thought he was shot at by a handcuffed suspect.

Then you have the story above. HPD officers responding to a call and instantly taking gunfire. As much crap as the female deputies and Acorn Cop get, going home at night means you need to be hyper vigilant at all times. I just watched the footage yesterday of the murder of Las Cruces Officer Jonah Hernandez: Las Cruces Police Department releases video of Officer Hernandez’s deadly stabbing (msn.com). Seemingly routine trespass call gone horribly wrong. Even with the blurred bodycam footage you can tell that he was losing too much blood to survive.